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Nelson Piquet
Full name
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior
Date of birth
Aug 17, 1952 (72)
Nationality
Brazilian
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro
Family
Career stats
14
Seasons active
3/14
Championships
207
Races
23/207
Wins
24/207
Pole positions
60/207
Podiums
Last team
First race
Last race
First win
Last win
First podium
Last podium
First pole
Last pole
23
Wins
0
Sprint wins
11.11%
Win percentage
5
Wins from pole
4
Most wins in a season
2
Longest win streak
24
Pole positions
60
Podiums
28.99%
Podium percentage
11
Most podiums in a season
0
Longest podium streak
77
DNF
2
DNS
23
Fastest laps
9870
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
485.5
Points
Seasons
| Year | Pos. | Points | Races | Wins | Podiums | Pole positions | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6th | 26.5 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Benetton |
| 1990 | 3rd | 43 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Benetton |
| 1989 | 8th | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lotus |
| 1988 | 6th | 22 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Lotus |
| 1987 | 1st | 73 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 4 | Williams |
| 1986 | 3rd | 69 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | Williams |
| 1985 | 8th | 21 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Brabham |
| 1984 | 5th | 29 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 9 | Brabham |
| 1983 | 1st | 59 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 1 | Brabham |
| 1982 | 11th | 20 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Brabham |
| 1981 | 1st | 50 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | Brabham |
| 1980 | 2nd | 54 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Brabham |
| 1979 | 15th | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brabham |
| 1978 | - | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brabham, Ensign, McLaren |
Finish positions
Starting positions
Wins
| Race | Grid | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1991 Canadian Grand Prix | 8th |
| 22 | 1990 Australian Grand Prix | 7th |
| 21 | 1990 Japanese Grand Prix | 6th |
| 20 | 1987 Italian Grand Prix | 1st |
| 19 | 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix | 3rd |
| 18 | 1987 German Grand Prix | 4th |
| 17 | 1986 Italian Grand Prix | 6th |
| 16 | 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix | 2nd |
| 15 | 1986 German Grand Prix | 5th |
| 14 | 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix | 2nd |
| 13 | 1985 French Grand Prix | 5th |
| 12 | 1984 Detroit Grand Prix | 1st |
| 11 | 1984 Canadian Grand Prix | 1st |
| 10 | 1983 European Grand Prix | 4th |
| 9 | 1983 Italian Grand Prix | 4th |
| 8 | 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix | 4th |
| 7 | 1982 Canadian Grand Prix | 4th |
| 6 | 1981 German Grand Prix | 6th |
| 5 | 1981 San Marino Grand Prix | 5th |
| 4 | 1981 Argentine Grand Prix | 1st |
| 3 | 1980 Italian Grand Prix | 5th |
| 2 | 1980 Dutch Grand Prix | 5th |
| 1 | 1980 United States Grand Prix West | 1st |
Pole positions
| Race | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1987 Spanish Grand Prix | 4th |
| 23 | 1987 Italian Grand Prix | 1st |
| 22 | 1987 Austrian Grand Prix | 2nd |
| 21 | 1987 British Grand Prix | 2nd |
| 20 | 1986 British Grand Prix | 2nd |
| 19 | 1986 Belgian Grand Prix | DNF |
| 18 | 1985 Dutch Grand Prix | 8th |
| 17 | 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix | 6th |
| 16 | 1984 European Grand Prix | 3rd |
| 15 | 1984 Italian Grand Prix | DNF |
| 14 | 1984 Austrian Grand Prix | 2nd |
| 13 | 1984 British Grand Prix | 7th |
| 12 | 1984 Detroit Grand Prix | 1st |
| 11 | 1984 Canadian Grand Prix | 1st |
| 10 | 1984 San Marino Grand Prix | DNF |
| 9 | 1984 South African Grand Prix | DNF |
| 8 | 1983 Dutch Grand Prix | DNF |
| 7 | 1982 Austrian Grand Prix | DNF |
| 6 | 1981 Canadian Grand Prix | 5th |
| 5 | 1981 Monaco Grand Prix | DNF |
| 4 | 1981 Argentine Grand Prix | 1st |
| 3 | 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix | 12th |
| 2 | 1980 Canadian Grand Prix | DNF |
| 1 | 1980 United States Grand Prix West | 1st |
Nelson Piquet is a Brazilian Formula 1 driver born on August 17, 1952. The first race Nelson Piquet drove was the 1978 German Grand Prix. Since then Piquet has driven 207 races in total.
In these 207 races, Piquet won 23 races, finshed on the podium 60 times and scored a total of 485.5 points. The 1991 Australian Grand Prix was the last race Piquet has entered.
Nelson ended his career driving for Benetton Formula.